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If you put a fist-sized rock in a room and left it alone for millions of years, what would happen to the rock?
A. The rock would almost completely turn into dirt
B. About half of the rock would turn into dirt
C. The top few inches of the rock would turn into dirt
D. The rock would be essentially unchanged
bold
= correct answer
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GCI_2011_079
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Non-Science Majors
Primary Author(s):
J. Libarkin and E.M. Geraghty Ward
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Original GCI (
https://www.msu.edu/~libarkin/GCI_PUBLICATIONS.html
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CLICK ON THE DISCUSSION TAB TO COMMENT ON THIS QUESTION.
If you put a fist-sized rock in a room and left it alone for millions of years, what would happen to the rock?
A. The rock would almost completely turn into dirt
B. About half of the rock would turn into dirt
C. The top few inches of the rock would turn into dirt
D. The rock would be essentially unchanged
bold = correct answer
Question Identifier: GCI_2011_079
Designed for: Non-Science Majors
Primary Author(s): J. Libarkin and E.M. Geraghty Ward
Contributing Author(s):
Misconception's Reference: Original GCI (https://www.msu.edu/~libarkin/GCI_PUBLICATIONS.html)
Notes: (none)